Nesma wants to listen, from the salon to the youth council

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Nesma is training as a hairdresser and hopes to study law later. She sees listening to people as an important part of her work and her interest in politics.

At Sam Eyde upper secondary school, Nesma is working towards a hairdressing qualification. She would like to qualify first, perhaps open a salon, and then take the steps needed for further study.

Law is another ambition. She explains that she finds the work of a lawyer interesting and can imagine it as a future career. These are her hopes, rather than a settled timetable.

For now, she enjoys hearing people's views. A salon brings people into conversation, and she likes listening and discussing ideas. The interviewer asks how those everyday encounters could connect with her work for young people.

Nesma argues that age should not decide whether someone is heard. Children, young people and older people should all have room to express themselves and be treated fairly.

She also points out that politicians may miss concerns noticed by people outside politics. Listening in everyday life could bring different questions into public discussions.

Her interests may lead in several directions, but the interview returns to a shared concern: making space for people to speak about their lives.

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